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#E69442

#e69442 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e69442 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 58.04% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.65% magenta, 71.3% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 76.64% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.384

Complementary

  1. #e69442
  2. #4294e6

Split complementary

  1. #e69442
  2. #42e6e6
  3. #4242e6

Analogous

  1. #e64242
  2. #e69442
  3. #e6e642

Triadic

  1. #e69442
  2. #42e694
  3. #9442e6

Tetradic

  1. #e69442
  2. #94e642
  3. #4294e6
  4. #9442e6

Square

  1. #e69442
  2. #42e642
  3. #4294e6
  4. #e642e6

Monochromatic

  1. #7e4811
  2. #c26e1a
  3. #e69442
  4. #efba86
  5. #f8e1c9

Shades

#e69442 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69442
  2. #cf853b
  3. #b87635
  4. #a1682e
  5. #8a5928
  6. #734a21
  7. #5c3b1a
  8. #452c14
  9. #2e1e0d
  10. #170f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69442 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69442
  2. #e99f55
  3. #eba968
  4. #eeb47b
  5. #f0bf8e
  6. #f3caa1
  7. #f5d4b3
  8. #f8dfc6
  9. #faead9
  10. #fdf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69442 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69442
  2. #dc9248
  3. #d2904e
  4. #c78e55
  5. #bd8c5b
  6. #b38a61
  7. #a98867
  8. #9f866d
  9. #948474
  10. #8a827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9b38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb8282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7983c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1a443 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3896e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69442 {
  color: #e69442;
}
Background
.bg-e69442 {
  background-color: #e69442;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69442 {
  border: 2px solid #e69442;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69442;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 148 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69442 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69442, #e6e642);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69442 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 148 66 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.54 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.40 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.04 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.19 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.27 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.40 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.58 #196bbd Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e69442  rgb(230, 148, 66)  hsl(30, 77%, 58%)  Carrot Orange
#4294e6  rgb(66, 148, 230)  hsl(210, 77%, 58%)  Dodger Blue
#42e694  rgb(66, 230, 148)  hsl(150, 77%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#9442e6  rgb(148, 66, 230)  hsl(270, 77%, 58%)  Blue Violet